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ArticleInternational journal of medical education2022

Learning from patients' written feedback: medical students' experiences.

Karin Björklund, Terese Stenfors, Gunnar Nilsson, Charlotte Leanderson

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Karin BjörklundDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Terese StenforsDepartment of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Division for learning, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gunnar NilssonDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Charlotte LeandersonDepartment of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Abstract

methodsFifty-nine medical students evaluated their learning experience of receiving patients' written feedback obtained from the PFCP questionnaire. Students (N = 57) evaluated their experiences by applying a nine-question evaluation survey (Likert scale N = 3 and free-text questions N = 6) and/or participated in a semi-structured interview (N = 6 students). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis.

resultsThe analysis of data from the students' evaluation survey was performed using 4-point Likert scale questions presented in mean, SD and range; ability to apply patient-centred communication (3.3, 0.74, 2-4), guidance for further clinical training of clinical skills (3.2, 1.31, 1-4) and visualization of the pedagogical assignment during an encounter (3.0, 1.68, 1-4). A content analysis of the free-text questions from the students' evaluation surveys and interviews resulted in three themes: (1) confidence in clinical practice, (2) application of patient-centred communication and (3) identification of learning needs.

conclusionsThe results indicate that patients' feedback facilitated a reflective self-directed learning process with the identification of learning needs and increased awareness of the patient as a collaborative partner during the encounter. Patients' written feedback adjacent to a patient encounter is identified as a valuable additional learning tool in medical students' workplace learning. Further studies are required to explore how patients' written feedback can be operationalized in different clinical contexts, for example, in in-patient care.

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Students, MedicalClinical CompetenceFeedbackHumansProblem-Based LearningWritingmedical studentspatient-centred communicationpatients-feedbackquestionnaire

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PMCPMC9017500

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